1. General introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of contents V
3. Abbreviations XI
4. Mel’čuk’s lexical functions and lexical-semantic relations XIII
5. Acknowledgements XV
6. 1. General introduction 1
7. 2. Acquisition of lexical and co-occurrence knowledge: an overview 9
8. 3. A few collocational dictionaries 31
9. 4. Pustejovsky’s Generative Lexicon 47
10. 5. Meaning – Text Theory and the Explanatory Combinatory Dictionary 53
11. 6. Constructing a database from the Collins–Robert Dictionary 101
12. 7. Defining formulae and lexical functions 147
13. 8. A few suggestions towards the creation of additional functions 179
14. 9. Assigning lexical functions: tests and consistency 195
15. 10. A closer look at the lexical function Son 207
16. 11. Noun alternations and sense extensions 219
17. 12. Transitivity alternations 229
18. 13. Metaphors and lexical functions 245
19. 14. Pedagogical applications 255
20. 15. General conclusions 273
21. 16. Appendices 281
22. 17. Résumé 303
23. 18. Zusammenfassung 305
24. 19. Bibliography 307
25. 20. Index 325